Talang Tuwo inscription
E92463
7th-century inscription
Buddhist inscription
Old Malay inscription
Srivijayan inscription
stone inscription
The Talang Tuwo inscription is a 7th-century Srivijayan stone inscription written in Old Malay that records a royal decree establishing a sacred park and expressing Buddhist-inspired wishes for the welfare of all beings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prasasti Talang Tuwo | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century inscription
ⓘ
Buddhist inscription ⓘ Old Malay inscription ⓘ Srivijayan inscription ⓘ stone inscription ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Talang Tuwo inscription
ⓘ
surface form:
Prasasti Talang Tuwo
|
| associatedWith |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Srivijaya Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Srivijaya
|
| century | 7th century ⓘ |
| cityOfCurrentLocation | Jakarta ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | King Sri Jayanasa ⓘ |
| contains |
aspirations for enlightenment
ⓘ
blessings for humans and animals ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
|
| currentLocation | National Museum of Indonesia ⓘ |
| dateNotation | Saka era 606 ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 684 ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Talang Tuwo ⓘ |
| discoveredNear | Palembang ⓘ |
| era |
Srivijaya Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Srivijaya period
|
| expresses | wishes for the welfare of all beings ⓘ |
| genre | donative inscription ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early evidence of Old Malay language
ⓘ
evidence of Srivijayan Buddhist kingship ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | stone slab ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | royal charter ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Buddhist ideals ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
King Sri Jayanasa
ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Jayanasa
|
| kingdom |
Srivijaya Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Srivijaya
|
| language | Old Malay ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal decree ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Palembang
ⓘ
surface form:
Palembang area
South Sumatra ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| mentions |
King Sri Jayanasa
ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Jayanasa
park named Sriksetra ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Sumatra ⓘ |
| purpose | establishment of a sacred park ⓘ |
| records | royal decree establishing a park ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scriptType | Southern Indian script ⓘ |
| subject | creation of a public garden ⓘ |
| theme |
compassion
ⓘ
merit-making ⓘ welfare of all beings ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Pallava script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prasasti Talang Tuwo